Disney’s Maleficent isn’t so much a spin-off of Sleeping Beauty as it is a retelling of the story from the perspective of the antagonist (who, as it turns out, isn’t really as bad as she seems). One can appreciate the…
One certainly can’t criticize Family Guy and Ted creator/writer/producer/director Seth MacFarlane for resting on his laurels. His latest comedy effort, A Million Ways to Die in the West, finds the entertainment mogul adding a lead actor to an already overstuffed…
Boasting a massive cast spanning two different film series, it would be easy to assume that X-Men: Days of Future Past might collapse under its own weight. It will come as a relief then, that the newest installment emphatically delivers…
After a string of disappointing titles, Blended reunites Adam Sandler with Drew Barrymore, a co-star with whom he’s had a track record of success. While these stars have shown onscreen chemistry in the past, in this effort they’re weighed down…
It has been 60 years since Godzilla was introduced on movie screens, but over that time very little seems to have changed. Like its cinematic fore-bearers, this monster movie reboot can’t help but be silly on occasion. However, viewers willing…
Coming just a few months after the similarly themed Enemy, The Double tells the tale of an identity-challenged man whose life is slowly taken from him by an identical twin. While the first film takes a deadly serious approach, this…
If there’s one thing to learn from the comedy Neighbors, it’s… well… actually, it’s very hard to determine if there is a point. At least other than generating a few laughs from some raunchy material. In the end, it’s a…
Watching a character relay a lengthy and detailed description of the steps needed to lay a concrete foundation hardly sounds like dynamic cinematic entertainment. Yet, without question, the new film Locke actually manages to do this in a quietly intense…
It may only be the beginning of May, but to movie studios that means it’s the beginning of the summer movie season. The first tent-pole release is, of course, a big budget sequel. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 continues the latest…
Fans of old Hammer horror films will certainly recognize and appreciate the decidedly retro feel of The Quiet Ones. Truthfully, it’s filled with horror movie tropes both new and old that doesn’t end up giving audiences anything unique. Yet, while…